Memorial Day, nearly on the heels of Mother’s Day and prior to the summer celebrations of both Father’s Day and Fourth of July, is a celebration of remembrance and thankfulness. It is a time to reminisce with our daughters and family about missed family and friends and the sacrifices of others in the fight for [...]
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Spring Training
March 3rd, 2012 
bigshoes It is inevitable that with spring comes Spring Training, from the MLB to the Little League. As excited as you will be for your Major League team to take the field, you’re doubly excited when your daughter suits up and takes the field. It would be hard to imagine her not being able to play [...]
Daughters of the American Revolution
March 2nd, 2012 bigshoes That is not the organization I refer to but the women who have made incredible sacrifices to serve our country. Today there are over 200,000 women in all branches of the United States Military combined with approximately 10 to 15 percent of them serving in high ranking positions. Throughout our history nearly two million women [...]
National Girls and Women in Sports Day
January 9th, 2012 bigshoes It’s all to do with the training: you can do a lot if you’re properly trained. ~ Author: Queen Elizabeth In late January celebrations begin for the National Girls and Women in Sports Day (NGWSD) and continue through February. It is supported by groups like the Girl Scouts of America, Girls Inc., National Women’s Law [...]
My Daughter the Geek
October 14th, 2011 bigshoes I can’t really put my finger on it but I don’t know whether my daughter is a geek or a tomboy, or maybe just both. How do we handle geeky kids? Are they following in our footsteps? Or even scarier, are they geekier than we are? I know… I shudder to think she may be [...]
Little Giants Movie Review
October 3rd, 2011 bigshoes Little Giants is a comedy sports movie that came out in the 1990’s starring Rick Moranis and Ed O’Neill, as Danny and Kevin O’Shea respectively. It is the story of two brothers in the midst of reliving their sibling rivalry in adulthood. There is an underlying message for girls in Little Giants. To some extent [...]
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Tags: comedy, daughters, Drama, ed o'niell, Little Giants, movie, relationships, rick moranis 
No Comments »Musically Inclined
October 1st, 2011 bigshoes The most exciting part of my 2008 summer… my daughter graduated from the fifth grade. Well they called it a recognition assembly which basically was many awards presented to the fifth grade class. While I do not live vicariously through my daughter and her achievements I was beaming and near tears. Her love of music [...]
Posted in Barefoot, Parenthusiasm, Women's Issues Today Tags: band, choir, concert band, daughters, instruments, jazz, lessons, marching band, moms, music, music lessons, music programs, relationships, school No Comments »The First Bra
September 30th, 2011 bigshoes Of all the conversations you are going to have with your daughter, you think the one about finding the first bra would be an easy one. It is actually not as easy as it seems. Approaching your daughter about this topic or having your daughter approach you can be a bit difficult. Why? Well mostly [...]
Louder Than Words
September 28th, 2011 bigshoes Louder Than Words from HCI Books is a series of teen-authored memoirs. The books Marni, Chelsey and Emily are stories told of the three girls from their view points, not a remembrance of things past but three young girls in the here and now. As many have found The Diaries of Anne Frank poignant, the [...]
Book Review As Long As You Can See the Clock
September 27th, 2011 bigshoes Do they know what life was like back then? from Prologue, My Brooklyn Clock, a poem by Graze Zolla Protano As Long As You Can See the Clock, You’re Okay, South Brooklyn in the ’50s by Grace Zolla Protano is quite simply, a journey. A fast journey in overdrive, it starts with Grace and glimpses [...]
